About Us

Forbidden Vancouver Walking Tours is a historic walking tour company that immerses audiences in the city's scandalous past. Founder and Chief Storyteller Will Woods has reinvented the walking tour, staging unique, interactive and theatrical experiences that bring Vancouver history to life.

Forbidden Vancouver Walking Tours currently offers four walking tours: The Forbidden Tour, The Lost Souls of Gastown, The Secrets of Stanley Park, The Art Deco & Chocolate Tasting Tour, and The Really Gay History Tour in addition to special events such as Secrets of the Penthouse,

Storytellers lead our guests on adventures along cobblestone streets and down moonlit alleys to the little-known locations and hidden secrets of Vancouver's past.

Forbidden Vancouver has a five star rating on social travel site TripAdvisor, which also awarded the company their coveted Certificates of Excellence in 2012-2018.

Forbidden Vancouver has also been designated a Lonely Planet 'Top Choice'.

Media organizations including the BBC, CBC, Vancouver Sun, The Province, Westender, Vancouver Courier, Miss604, Vancity Buzz, Global TV and Shaw TV have previously featured coverage about Forbidden Vancouver.